1994 Worthing Borough Council election

1994 English local election

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5 May 1994 (1994-05-05)

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12 out of 36 seats to Worthing Borough Council
19 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Party	Liberal Democrats	Conservative
Last election	14 seats, 41.3%	22 seats, 51.0%
Seats won	10	2
Seats after	19	17
Seat change	5	5
Popular vote	18,612	11,396
Percentage	56.7%	34.7%
Swing	15.4%	16.3%

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Liberal Democrats

The 1994 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

At the election, the Liberal Democrats won majority control of the council for the first time.

Summary

Election result

1994 Worthing Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	10	5	83.3	9	19	52.8	18,612	56.7	+15.4
	Conservative	2	5	16.7	15	17	47.2	11,396	34.7	–16.3
	Labour	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	2,466	7.5	+1.6
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	353	1.1	–0.7

Ward results

Broadwater

Broadwater
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Dockerty*	1,792	73.7	+13.0
	Conservative	D. Allen	436	17.9	–13.1
	Labour	A. Dyball	205	8.4	+3.7
Majority			1,356	55.7	+26.0
Turnout			2,433	37.8	+6.3
Registered electors			6,438
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	13.1

Castle

Castle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Rose	1,551	59.3	+5.0
	Conservative	P. High	703	26.9	–11.4
	Labour	S. French	360	13.8	+6.4
Majority			848	32.4	+16.5
Turnout			2,614	43.3	+6.9
Registered electors			6,039
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	8.2

Central

Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Stuart	1,208	56.1	+1.4
	Conservative	V. Macquarrie	713	33.1	–6.0
	Labour	J. Hammond	163	7.6	+3.6
	Green	D. Colkett	68	3.2	+1.0
Majority			495	23.0	+7.5
Turnout			2,152	38.9	+5.3
Registered electors			5,550
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.7

Durrington

Durrington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Munro	1,853	60.0	+22.6
	Conservative	C. Owen	972	31.5	–23.1
	Labour	K. Fisher	176	5.7	+0.4
	Green	S. Colgate	88	2.8	±0.0
Majority			881	28.5	N/A
Turnout			3,089	40.2	+2.6
Registered electors			7,681
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	22.9

Gaisford

Gaisford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Golds*	1,637	60.5	+13.4
	Conservative	C. Plummer	812	30.0	–19.1
	Labour	C. Tempest	168	6.2	+2.4
	Green	J. Baker	91	3.4	N/A
Majority			825	30.5	N/A
Turnout			2,708	43.0	+4.4
Registered electors			6,319
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	16.3

Goring

Goring
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Harries	1,686	48.7	+16.0
	Conservative	D. Marchant	1,617	46.7	–14.9
	Labour	C. McHale	160	4.6	+1.2
Majority			69	2.0	N/A
Turnout			3,463	51.7	+7.4
Registered electors			6,697
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	15.5

Heene

Heene
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Collinson*	1,160	48.7	–16.6
	Liberal Democrats	A. Hyde	1,013	42.5	+16.5
	Labour	K. Smith	211	8.9	+2.8
Majority			147	6.2	–33.1
Turnout			2,384	37.0	+3.5
Registered electors			6,490
	Conservative hold		Swing	16.6

Marine

Marine
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. McDonald*	1,212	44.5	–23.4
	Liberal Democrats	N. Bull	1,121	41.2	+16.7
	Labour	D. Withington	283	10.4	+6.1
	Green	L. Colkett	106	3.9	+0.5
Majority			91	3.3	–40.1
Turnout			2,722	43.4	+5.1
Registered electors			6,271
	Conservative hold		Swing	20.1

Offington

Offington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	E. Mardell	1,704	55.0	+7.2
	Conservative	D. Peters*	1,242	40.1	–12.1
	Labour	J. Dardiner	152	4.9	N/A
Majority			462	14.9	N/A
Turnout			3,098	50.4	+5.2
Registered electors			6,163
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	7.2

Salvington

Salvington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Brown	1,533	50.6	+16.7
	Conservative	G. Lissenburg*	1,343	44.4	–14.9
	Labour	M. Wallace	151	5.0	+1.0
Majority			190	6.3	N/A
Turnout			3,027	47.0	+8.6
Registered electors			6,435
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	15.8

Selden

Selden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Chapman	1,589	65.4	+30.3
	Conservative	R. Price	589	24.2	–13.9
	Labour	K. Banks	251	10.3	–16.6
Majority			1,000	41.2	N/A
Turnout			2,429	40.2	+3.3
Registered electors			6,053
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	22.1

Tarring

Tarring
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Green*	1,925	71.1	+23.1
	Conservative	A. Hunter	597	22.0	–24.4
	Labour	D. Johnson	186	6.9	+3.6
Majority			1,328	49.0	+47.4
Turnout			2,708	41.7	+1.8
Registered electors			6,503
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	23.8

References

"Worthing Borough Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 10 December 2023.

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